TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of factors affecting strategic supply chain network design
AU - Song, Guang
AU - Sun, Luoyi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/9/3
Y1 - 2017/9/3
N2 - The design of a supply chain network lies at the core of supply chain management, and it is affected by many variables corresponding to several factor groups. This study evaluated the importance of such influencing factors, namely, political and social characteristics, supply characteristics, product characteristics, demand characteristics, and service requirements, for evaluating strategic location alternatives in a supply chain system. A structural equation modelling approach was employed to analyse the effects of these factors. Results indicated that supply characteristics, product characteristics, demand characteristics, and service requirements positively affect strategic supply chain network design. The influence of the political and social factor group on strategic location alternatives was not supported in this study. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed and potential research directions are proposed.
AB - The design of a supply chain network lies at the core of supply chain management, and it is affected by many variables corresponding to several factor groups. This study evaluated the importance of such influencing factors, namely, political and social characteristics, supply characteristics, product characteristics, demand characteristics, and service requirements, for evaluating strategic location alternatives in a supply chain system. A structural equation modelling approach was employed to analyse the effects of these factors. Results indicated that supply characteristics, product characteristics, demand characteristics, and service requirements positively affect strategic supply chain network design. The influence of the political and social factor group on strategic location alternatives was not supported in this study. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed and potential research directions are proposed.
KW - Supply chain management
KW - location problem
KW - structural equation modelling
KW - supply chain network
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U2 - 10.1080/13675567.2016.1267125
DO - 10.1080/13675567.2016.1267125
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85003956434
SN - 1367-5567
VL - 20
SP - 405
EP - 425
JO - International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
JF - International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
IS - 5
ER -